Audit and consulting
Improve your software testing processes by identifying and eliminating deficiencies with our professional quality audit services. If you notice any issues, weaknesses, or doubt that your QA process system is functioning at full capacity, our experts are ready to provide consulting services and conduct a full audit.
What does a company get from QA audit services?
Our audit provides a comprehensive assessment of your current quality assurance processes, identifying their strengths and areas for improvement.
By gaining insight into your existing QA practices, you can optimize your workflows, increase efficiency, and ensure alignment with your business objectives:
Minimize the number of post-release errors:
Reduce the number of errors after each release of a new version of the product, thanks to our effective QA strategy for your project
Speed up the process of delivering a new product version (release) to customers:
Speed up and improve release efficiency. Setting up testing processes and integrating them into the entire development cycle will significantly enhance the work of your QA team and the quality of releases on your project.
Identify, calculate, and mitigate potential risks:
Identify potential risks and develop a strategy to address them.
Setting the foundation for scaling QA processes:
Create optimized, efficient, and mature QA processes that will help scale and grow the product.
Long-term quality assurance:
Develop a clear vision of quality control processes and ensure they are up to date for the following years of your business.
As a result, you will receive a full report from our experts with a list of problem spots and proposed strategic solutions to improve the processes to ensure the product's quality and the speed of delivery of its new versions to clients.
What the audit report will contain:
A list of process strengths and weaknesses.
A step-by-step plan to improve the testing cycle.
Assessments and suggestions for risk mitigation.
Recommendations on how to assign responsibilities to the QA team members.
A plan for optimizing and improving QA processes in relation to company objectives.
How does the quality audit process work?
The quality audit process begins with our experts gathering the necessary information and careful planning, during which we define the scope, goals, criteria, and priorities. We then assess the effectiveness of the development and testing lifecycle, identifying areas for improvement through interviews with your team members, ongoing communication, and gathering evidence after monitoring your processes.
Scope planning:
hold preliminary meetings with the QA team to gain insight into existing testing processes
define scope, objectives, criteria, and priorities
Audit process:
evaluate the effectiveness of the development and testing lifecycle
identify opportunities for improvement through evidence-gathering and interviews with key project stakeholders
Presentation of audit results
- prepare and present an audit report summarizing our objectives, findings, and recommendations
Implementation of new recommendations
- Our specialists implement the recommended changes to existing processes, involving your development and QA teams.
Monitoring of changes
track progress after implementing the changes
assess the impact on your development and quality control processes
provide ongoing feedback on any changes in the effectiveness of your processes
document the findings
Review the results
analyze the results of the implemented processes
evaluate the effectiveness of the changes
conclude with a final report summarizing the results and future recommendations
When should you consider a QA audit?
If your releases are regularly plagued by quality issues, bugs, and hotfixes, as well as sprints that are constantly delayed and release dates that are postponed – these are strong indicators that your QA process needs to be thoroughly revised.
Here is a list of the top reasons for an external audit:
Persistent quality issues
Frequent or regular bugs after a release or a large number of vulnerabilities during development indicate the need for a quality audit.
Lack of a straightforward test process
If you do not have a clear test strategy, or if you do not have a defined or existing test plan, a quality audit is crucial.
Inconsistency in quality control processes
If your QA engineers test features without writing test documentation, a systematic approach, the release itself is performed without regression testing, etc., a QA audit will help you create a structured and systematic approach.
Problems with testing automation
If your QA team is unable to effectively implement testing automation, prioritize automation, or build the framework effectively, a quality audit can provide the necessary recommendations.
Mismatch of roles in quality control processes
If project managers, business analysts, or developers are responsible for quality control rather than specialized QA engineers, this is a good reason to review the flow in detail.